Tanutamun of Zifta

Tanutamun of Zifta was a general of the Ptolemaic Empire.

Biography
Tanutamun of Zifta was born in Egypt in the Ptolemaic Empire to a family of aristocrats that spoke Greek. Tanutamun became a general of Egypt under Ptolemy Soter, and in 276 BC he led an Egyptian army to victory over the Seleucid Empire at the Battle of Safed, killing Seleucid general Ariphron of Tabqah.